Georgia's green jobs : service delivery region 10 : southwest Georgia

Green Core Area Definitions
The Georgia Department of Labor's Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Division has identified five core areas of green business activities and green jobs. Green activities and jobs fall under one or more of the following five core areas:
Renewable Energy activities related to developing and using renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass, as well as traditional, non-renewable sources of energy undergoing significant green technological changes (e.g., oil, coal, gas, and nuclear)
Energy Efficiency activities related to increasing energy efficiency (broadly defined), making energy demand response more effective, constructing "smart grids", and other energy efficient activities
Pollution Reduction & Removal, Greenhouse Gas Reduction, & Recycling & Reuse activities related to reducing or eliminating the creation or release of pollutants or hazardous waste from the environment, reducing greenhouse gas emissions through methods other than renewable energy generation and energy efficiency, such as electricity generated from nuclear sources, or reusing, remanufacturing, composting, or avoiding creation of waste materials or wastewater
Natural Resources Conservation activities related to reducing the environmental impact of agricultural production and improving natural resources conservation, including the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, soil and water conservation, sustainable forestry, land management, and wildlife preservation
Environmental Compliance, Education & Training, & Public Awareness activities related to enforcing environmental regulations, providing education & training related to green technologies & practices, & increasing public awareness of environmental issues

For more information please contact:
Georgia Department of Labor Workforce Statistics & Economic Research
(404) 232-3875, Fax (404) 232-3888 Email: Workforce_info@dol.state.ga.us
Georgia Department of Labor Home Page www.dol.state.ga.us
Georgia's Green Jobs Portal www.greenjobs4georgia.com
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Georgia's Service Delivery Region
10 GREEN
JOBS Southwest Georgia

Dade Catoosa

Whit eld

Walker

Murray

Chattooga

Gordon

Floyd

Bartow

Fannin

Towns

Union

Rabun

Gilmer Pickens Cherokee

White Haber-

Lumpkin

sham Stephens

Dawson Forsyth

Hall Banks Franklin Jackson Madison

Hart Elbert

Polk Haralson

Paulding Cobb Douglas

Gwinnett Barrow Clarke

Oconee Oglethorpe

DeKalb

Walton

Rock-

Wilkes

Lincoln

Carroll

Fulton Clayton

dale Newton

Morgan Greene Taliaferro

Columbia

Heard

Fayette Henry

Coweta

Spalding Butts Jasper

Putnam

Hancock

McDu e Warren
Glascock

Richmond

Troup

Meriwether

Pike

Lamar Monroe

Jones

Baldwin

Je erson Washington

Burke

Upson

Harris

Talbot

Bibb

Wilkinson

Crawford

Twiggs

Johnson

Jenkins Emanuel

Screven

Muscogee

Taylor

Peach

Marion Chattahoo-

Houston Bleckley Macon

Laurens

Treutlen

Candler Bulloch E ngham

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Schley Stewart Webster Sumter

Dooly

Pulaski Dodge Wilcox

Montgomery

Wheeler

Toombs

Evans

Tattnall

Bryan Chatham

Quitman

Randolph Terrell

Lee

Crisp Turner

Telfair Ben Hill

Je Davis

Appling

Liberty Long

Clay Calhoun Dougherty Worth

Early SouBaktehr west

Miller

GAMitchell

Colquitt

Irwin Tift

Co ee

Berrien Atkinson

Cook

Lanier

Seminole Decatur

Grady Thomas Brooks

Lowndes

Clinch

Echols

Bacon

Wayne

Pierce

Ware

Brantley

McIntosh Glynn

Charlton

Camden

Includes the following counties in the vicinity of the city of Albany: Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth
Georgia Department of Labor
Workforce Statistics & Economic Research Division
Mark Butler, Commissioner

The Georgia Department of Labor recently conducted a Green Jobs Survey to assess current levels of "green" employment in the state. This pamphlet presents our findings for Service Delivery Region (SDR) #10 - Southwest Georgia.
Broadly defined, a green job is one that produces goods or provides services that benefit the environment. The work can be found in at least one of the five core green economic clusters listed on the back of this pamphlet.
Nearly one percent of all jobs in this region are green, roughly the same percentage as in the state as a whole. Of the approximately 40,000 total green jobs in Georgia, 1,400, or almost three percent, are located in this region. These jobs can be found in all five green economic clusters, in six major industry sectors, and in 73 different occupations. They range from jobs that do not require any education beyond high school to positions that require advanced degrees and extensive job experience.
Survey Highlights
Of 73 green jobs, 46 had an average wage higher than Georgia's mean wage ($20.56) for all occupational employment, while 41 had an average wage ($22.75) higher than all green jobs combined.
This region's average wage ($19.69) for green jobs is nearly 20 percent higher than the mean wage ($16.46) for all occupations, the largest difference for any region.
At nearly 59 percent, this region's share of natural resources conservation green employment was the largest for any region.
Over 65 percent of the green jobs found in this region were in goods-producing industry sectors. Of the seven industries found to have green jobs, agriculture yielded the most employment.

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Envir Compli, Ed & Training, & Pub Awareness 10.4%

Renew Energy 4.4%

Energy Efficiency 15.8%

Pollution Reduction/Removal,
Greenhse Gas Reduct, & Recycling 10.8%

Nat Res Conserv 58.7%

Green Jobs by Industry Sector

11 - Agriculture

395

54 - Prof, Scientific, & Tech

Servs

243

23 - Construction

229

90 - Government

135

31-33 - Manufacturing

111

71 - Arts, Ent, & Recreation 11 Goods-producing

Services-providing

Top Ten Green Jobs

Average

Job Prep Employ- Hourly

Occupation

Level ment Wage

Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery,

& Greenhouse

11

Heat, Air Cond, & Refrig Mechanics & Installers 7

Forest Fire Inspectors & Prevention Specialists 8

Forest & Conservation Workers

10

Zoologists & Wildlife Biologists

5

Agricultural Equipment Operators

11

Compliance Officers, Exc Agriculture,

Construction, Health & Safety,

& Transportation

9

Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers,

& Applicators, Vegetation

10

Conservation Scientists

5

Carpenters

9

159 9.84

95 17.00

88

N/A

72

N/A

N/A N/A

48 N/A

47 23.92

43

N/A

42

N/A

39 14.83

1. First Prof Degree 4. Bachelor's or Higher + Exp 7. Postsec Voc-tech Training 10. Moderate-term OJT

Job Prep Levels
2. Doctoral Degree 5. Bachelor's Degree 8. Work Exp in a Related Job 11. Short-term OJT

3. Master's Degree 6. Associate's Degree 9. Long-term OJT

Green EGrmeenpEmlpoloyymmentebynJotbbPreyp LJeovebl Prep Level

Master's degree 0.1%

Bachelor's or higher + exp
3.1%

Short-term OJT 26.1%

Bachelor's degree 15.2%

Associate's degree 0.5%

Postsec voc training 9.7%

Mod-term OJT 20.5%

Work exp in a related job 11.9%

Bachelor's or More, 18.4%

Long-term OJT 12.9%
Postsec Ed, Less than Bachelor's, 10.2%

HS Diploma or Less, 71.4%